''Steel'' ( it, Acciaio) is a 2012 Italian
drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance: a play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a genre of poetry in general, the dramatic mode has been ...
film directed by
Stefano Mordini
Stefano Mordini (born 10 August 1968) is an Italian film director and screenwriter.
He is married to actress Valentina Cervi with whom he has two children.
Filmography
* '' Smalltown, Italy'' (2005)
* ''Steel'' (2012)
* ''Pericle
Pericle is a ...
.
It is based on the 2010 novel ''Steel'' (''Acciaio'') by
Silvia Avallone. The film is set in the industrial town of
Piombino
Piombino is an Italian town and ''comune'' of about 35,000 inhabitants in the province of Livorno (Tuscany). It lies on the border between the Ligurian Sea and the Tyrrhenian Sea, in front of Elba Island and at the northern side of Maremma.
Ove ...
,
Tuscany
Tuscany ( ; it, Toscana ) is a Regions of Italy, region in central Italy with an area of about and a population of about 3.8 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence (''Firenze'').
Tuscany is known for its landscapes, history, art ...
and focuses on a
working class
The working class (or labouring class) comprises those engaged in manual-labour occupations or industrial work, who are remunerated via waged or salaried contracts. Working-class occupations (see also " Designation of workers by collar colou ...
family involved in the Piombino
steel plants' crisis.
It premiered at the
69th Venice International Film Festival
The 69th annual Venice International Film Festival, organized by Venice Biennale, took place at Venice Lido from 29 August to 8 September 2012. The festival opened with the Indian director Mira Nair's ''The Reluctant Fundamentalist'', and clos ...
on 3 September 2012.
Cast
*Michele Riondino
Michele Riondino (born 14 March 1979) is an Italian actor.
Born in Taranto, Riondino enrolled at the Silvio D'Amico National Academy of Dramatic Art, graduating in 2000. In 2006, he acted in ''The Black Arrow'', a TV series broadcast by Canale ...
as Alessio
*Vittoria Puccini
Vittoria Puccini (born 18 November 1981) is an Italian film and television actress.
Since her success as the lead actress in 2003-2005 costume drama television series ''Elisa di Rivombrosa'', she has continued to work in television and movie p ...
as Elena
*Matilde Giannini as Anna
*Anna Bellezza as Francesca
*Francesco Turbanti
Francesco Turbanti (born 20 January 1988) is an Italian actor and screenwriter.
Career
Born in Grosseto, after his studies he moved to Rome, graduating at the theatre school "Teatro Azione" in 2008. He began his acting career in the Roman stag ...
as Mattia
* Luca Guastini as Cristiano
*Monica Brachini as Sandra
*Massimo Popolizio
Massimo Popolizio (born 4 July 1961) is an Italian actor and voice actor.
Biography
Massimo Popolizio studied at the Silvio D'Amico National Academy of Dramatic Arts in Rome in 1984, Popolizio started his career as a stage actor and, after gradu ...
as Arturo
References
External links
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2012 films
2010s Italian-language films
2012 drama films
Italian drama films
Films directed by Stefano Mordini
Films set in Tuscany
Films shot in Tuscany
2010s Italian films
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